Eurobirdnet - since 1990. The
original European birding maillist.
Compiled by Erling Jirle 12 Jan
2004.
Source: Club 300 Rix-larm, the
Swedish minicall system. Datafile provided by Pierre Unge.
Most of the rarities listed below
are not official Swedish records until accepted by national or local rarities
committees.
Shortenings: m=male, f=female,
2y=second calender year age, w = winter plumage etc.
English name, scientific name
(Swedish name)
Number,
sex/age, place (Province) day.month
SWEDISH RARITY REPORT 1 Nov – 31 Dec 2004
Red-breasted Goose, Branta ruficollis (rödhalsad gås)
1 juv in East Scania Nov – 5.12, 1 ad SW Scania
Nov-Dec.
King Eider, Melanitta spectabilis (praktejder)
1 Utlängan (Blekinge) 9.11, 1 Simrishamn (Scania) 10.11, 1
Rivet (Gotland) 27.12.
Great Northern Loon, Gavia immer (svartnäbbad islom)
About 12 in Nov, 8 in Dec.
Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia adamsii (vitnäbbbad islom)
4 in Nov, 5 in Dec.
Balearic Shearwater, Puffinus mauretanicus (balearisk lira)
1 Nidingen (Halland) 6.11.
Great Egret, Egretta alba (ägretthäger)
1 Söne (Västergötland) 14-16.11.
Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus (stäpphök)
1 juv Vendel (Uppland) 5.11.
Greater Spotted Eagle, Aquila clanga (större skrikörn)
1 subad Falsterbo (Scania) 7-8.11, 1 Landön (Scania) 13.11,
Eastern Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca (kejsarörn)
1 subad Åstorp (Scania) 7.11.
Gyr Falcon, Falco rusticolus (jaktfalk)
1 Morup – Lynga - Galtabäck (Halland), 21.11-6.12, 1
Hönö (Bohuslän) 18.12, 1 Lake Björkesåkrasjön (Scania) 25.12.
Red Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius (brednäbbad simsnäppa)
1 Glommen (Halland) 5.11, 1 Segerstad (Öland) 9.11, 1 Malmö
(Scania) 16 and 18.11.
Great Skua, Catharacta skua (storlabb)
1 Glommen (Halland) 18.11, 1 Malmö (Scania) 18.11, 1 Hönö
(Bohuslän) 30.12.
Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus (svarthuvad mås)
1 Gothenburg harbour (Västergötland) 11-31.12.
Sabine’s Gull, Larus sabini (tärnmås)
1 juv Kullaberg (Scaania) 5.11, 1 juv Malmö (Scania) 27.11
Yellow-legged Gull, Larus michahellis (medelhavstrut)
Over 10 reported in November, from Halland, Gotland and
Öland.
Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides (vitvingad trut)
1 juv Gothenburg harbour (Västergötland) 19.11-28.12
(17-22.12 at Hönö instead).
Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus (vittrut)
1-2 Simrishamn area (Scania) 5-20.11, 1 juv Lörudden (Medelpad)
1-21.12, 1 juv Södertälje (Södermanland) 7.12, 1 juv Listerlandet (Blekinge)
23-29.12, 1 juv Fjällalunda (Halland) 26.12.
IVORY GULL, Pagophila eburnea (ismås)
This was the first twitchable individual in many years, and
long awaited for by many birders, including myself. This juvenile bird was first found 5.12 moving between
harbours at the Onsala peninsula, Halland, but from 7.12 and the rest of the
year it was wintering at the Lerkil harbour, feeding on fat salmons and fish
scraps put out by birdwatchers coming in big crowds admiring and photographing
this Arctic gem. It was last seen 5 Jan 2005.
24th Swedish record.
Brünnich’s Murre, Uria lomvia (spetsbergsgrissla)
1 Kungshamn (Bohuslän) 6-20.12.
Little Auk, Alle alle (alkekung)
1 Värmlandsnäs in Lake Vänern (Värmland) 5.12, 1 Kungshamn
(Bohuslän) 8.11, 1 Äleklinta (Öland) 29.12.
Northern Hawk Owl, Surnia ulula (hökuggla)
2 Sörsjön (Lappland) 7.11, 2 Hornmyr (Lappland) 7.11, 1
Ljuså (Norrbotten) 24.11, 1 Naggen (Medelpad) 3.12, 1 Mockträsk (Norrbotten)
4.12, 1 Sottern, Edsbro (Uppland) 21-31.12.
Pallid Swift, Apus pallidus (blek tornseglare)
1 Friseboda (Scania) 14-18.11. 5th Swedish record during this autumn ! Only 5 records in
total before 2005.
Crested Lark, Galerida cristata (tofslärka)
1 Norrköping (Östergötland) 9.11, 13.11 and 29.12.
Common Stonechat, Saxicola torquatus (svarthakad
buskskvätta)
1 juv Rörö (Bohuslän) 31.10-1.11, 1 juv Lövöudden
(Västerbotten) 1.11.
Barred Warbler, Sylvia nisora (höksångare)
1 juv Färnäs (Dalarna) 1.11.
Very late, and very far north.
Pallas’s Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus
(kungsfågelsångare)
1 Klagshamn (Scania) 1.11, 1 Tagene (Bohuslän) 9-10.11.
Siberian Tit, Parus cinctus (lappmes)
Over 10 in October, about 5 in November (Värmland,
Södermanland, Uppland) and still 1 at Lurbo (Uppland) 4.12 and 1 Uppsala
(Uppland) 12.12.
Two-barred Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (bändelkorsnäbb)
1 Ursvik (Uppland) 13.11, 2 Angarnsjöängen (Uppland) 14.11,
1 Hornsjön (Öland) 14.11.
Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator (tallbit)
90 alerts in November and 6 in December; in total about 30
flocks in November and 6 in December, in total several hundred birds.